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VonFritzeI 10 Mysia, Kyzikos. Circa 600-500 BC. EL Hemihekte. Two tunny heads left; pellet above & below, tunny to right / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG France 168. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 14 Mysia, Cyzicus. ca 550500 BC. Electrum hecte. Young, beardless head left, wreathed with olive, tunny behind / Mill sail incuse. TextObverseReverse
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VonFritzeI 30 MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-475 BC. EL 1/12th Stater - Hemihekte. Tunny left; tunny head above & tail below / Quadripartite incuse square. Rosen 426. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 34cf Mysia, Cyzicus. ca 550 BC. Electrum hecte. Head of boar right, tunny in mouth / Mill sail incuse. TextObverseReverse
VonFritzeI 41 Mysia, Kyzikos. c550-475 BC. EL Hekte. Forepart of lion left; tunny fish behind / Quadripartite incuse square. Rosen 436. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 46 Mysia. Cyzicus Electrum Stater. ca 460-400 BC. Wild sow standing left on tunny fish left / mill sail incuse. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 48 Mysia, Kyzikos EL Stater. Circa 500-475 BC. Goat's head left; tunny upwards behind / Quadripartite incuse square. Rosen 438, Dewing 2164. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 59cf Kyzikos. Circa 550-475 BC. EL Twelfth Stater - Hemihekte. Forepart of Pegasos left; tunny behind / Quadripartite incuse. Bodenstedt 4 (Phokaia). TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 70 Mysia, Cyzicus. ca 550500 BC. Electrum stater. Young man half-kneeling left, holding tunny in each hand / Mill sail incuse. TextObverseReverse
VonFritzeI 72 MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 500-460 BC. Electrum stater (16.19 gm). Sphinx standing left on tunny left, right foreleg raised / Mill sail incuse. Von Fritze 72, pl. ii, 25. Boston 1456. With an exquisite archaic sphinx. Extremely fine Estimated Value: $ 12, 500 TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 74 Mysia, Kyzikos. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte. Harpy standing left, holding tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG France 203-204. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 74cf Kyzikos. c500-475 BC. EL Stater. Siren standing right on a tunny, holding a second tunny in her left hand, tunny below appears to have two wings / Quadripartite incuse square. TextClick Here
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VonFritzeI 82 Mysia, Kyzikos. Circa 550-475 BC. EL Hekte (2.71 gm). Forepart of lion left; tunny fish behind / Quadripartite incuse square. Rosen 459. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 85cf Mysia, Kyzicus. c500-475 BC. Foure EL Hekte. Roaring lion, right forepaw raised, seated left on tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. Rosen 462cf. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 88 Mysia, Cyzicus. ca 500-460 BC. Electrum stater. Bull walking left on tunny left / Mill sail incuse. SNGFr 222-223. TextObverseReverse
VonFritzeI 93 Kyzikos. c500-475 BC. EL Hekte. Dog walking left, forepaw raised, tail curled over back; tunny to left below / Quadripartite incuse square. Boston MFA 1470. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 99 Mysia, Kyzikos. Circa 500-450 BC. EL Stater. Griffin standing left on tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG France 239-240. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 100cf Mysia, Kyzikos EL Stater. ca 500-475 BC. Griffin, with straight wing, standing left on tunny, right paw raised / Quadripartite incuse punch. Rosen 478. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 102 Mysia, Kyzicus. c500-475 BC. EL Hekte. Forepart of winged deer left; tunny fish downward to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Rosen 482. TextClick Here
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VonFritzeI 115 Mysia, Kyzikos EL Hekte. ca 460-400 BC. Nude, helmeted warrior kneeling left, checking the straightness of his arrow; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse punch. TextObverseReverse
VonFritzeI 117 MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 460-400 BC. EL Stater. Warrior, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, kneeling right, checking the straightness of his arrow, bow hung over his left wrist; tunny downward behind / Quadripartite incuse punch. Greenwell 93; Trait pl. CLXXIV, 10; Boston MFA 1490; SNG France 263; BMC 79. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 140 Mysia, Kyzikos. Circa 450-350 BC. EL Stater. Head of Herakles, in lion's skin, right on tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG France 289. TextClick Here
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VonFritzeI 142 Mysia, Cyzicus. Fifth-fourth century BC. Electrum hecte. Head of Attis right, in Phrygian cap, tunny right under neck truncation / Mill sail incuse. TextObverseReverse
VonFritzeI 155 Mysia, Kyzikos EL Stater. Circa 460-400 BC. Dionysos reclining left on rock, holding kantharos in extended right hand; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse punch. Dewing 2184. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 169 Mysia, Kyzikos EL Stater. Circa 460-400 BC. Nude boy seated facing, head turned right, leaning to the right; holding tunny in outstretched right hand / Quadripartite incuse punch. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 178 MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 460-400 BC. EL Stater. Bull, head lowered, standing right on tunny / Quadripartite incuse square, granulated. Greenwell 122; Trait pl. CLXXVII, 4; Boston MFA 1513; SNG France 323; BMC Mysia 86. TextClick Here
VonFritzeI 215 MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 334 BC. EL Stater. Eleutheria seated left on rock, holding wreath in right hand; tunny below, ELEU-QERI in two lines on rock / Quadripartite incuse square. Greenwell 3; Trait pl. CLXXIV, 37; SNG France 345; BMC Mysia -. TextClick Here
VonFritzeII 2 Mysia, Kyzikos. Circa 550-480 BC. AR Obol (0.94 gm). Tunny's head left / Incuse. TextClick Here
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VonFritzeII 23 MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 390-340 BC. AR Tetradrachm. SWTEIRA, head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sphendone covered with a veil, two grain ears in hair / KY-ZI, head of lion left, mouth open with tongue protruding, tunny fish below; kantharos behind. Pixodarus Group D, 5; SNG France 400var; BMC Mysia -; SNG Cop 53; SNG von Aulock 7339 var. TextClick Here
VonFritzeII 24 Mysia, Kyzikos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 350-300 BC. S--T-EIRA, head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sphendone covered with a veil, four grain ears in hair, curl before ear resembles a grape cluster / KUZIKHNWN, head of lion left, mouth open with tongue protruding, tunny fish below; owl behind. SNG von Aulock 7346, SNG Delepierre 2518, SNG Cop 71. TextClick Here
VonFritzeII 27v Mysia, Kyzikos AR Tetradrachm. Early 3rd century BC. Wreathed head of Kore Soteira left, hair bound in sphendone; SOTEIPA above / KY-ZI, Apollo seated right on omphalos, holding patera in right hand, kithara in left, feet resting on tunny; PA monogram before. SNG BN 412v. TextClick Here
VonFritzeII 33 MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 170-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Head of Kore right, in oak wreath / KUZI-KHNWN, torch; monograms above & below; all within laurel wreath. SNG France 449 var. (monograms); BMC Mysia pg. 38, 146 var. (same); SNG Copenhagen 66 var. (same); SNG von Aulock 1232 var. (same). TextClick Here
VonFritzeII 34 MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 170-150 BC. AR Didrachm. Head of Kore right, in oak wreath / KY-ZI, thunderbolt within laurel wreath; monogram above & below. SNG von Aulock 1233. TextClick Here
VonFritzeIII 24cf Mysia, Kyzikos 15. 2nd century BC. Head of Kore Soteira right wearing wreath of grain / KY-ZI, legend & monograms within an oak wreath. SNG Cop 71, BMC 150ff. TextClick Here
VonFritzeIII 27obv Mysia, Cyzicus 17mm. 3rd century AD. Head of Kore right, wreath with grain / lion advancing right. Reverse type NISC. TextClick Here
VonFritzeIII 38v Mysia, Kyzikos. Circa 2nd century AD. 18mm. Draped bust of Kore Soteira right, in taenia; all within wreath / Triton right, holding rudder & fish. SNG France 602 var. TextClick Here
VonFritzeIII 45 Mysia, Kyzikos. 1st Century AD. 20mm. Head of Kore right, grain ear in hair; within a wreath of grain / K-Y XI, caduceus, in the center of which is a gorgoneion, the handle is made of a club, crescent above, tunny below, WTK monogram right; all within a laurel wreath. RPC I 2240, BMC 170, SNGCop 86. TextClick Here
BMC 10Kyzikos. Circa 500-460 BC. EL Twelfth Stater - Hemihekte. Crab; tunny right above / Quadripartite incuse punch. TextClick Here
BMC 38MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 500-475 BC. EL Hekte (2.65 gm, 12h). Facing lion's head; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse square, granulated. Cf. Von Fritze I 82 (stater); cf. Greenwell 113 (pl. V, 6; stater); Trait pl. VII, 38; cf. Boston MFA 1473 (stater); SNG France 211; BMC Mysia pg. 23, 38; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; Rosen 459. TextClick Here
Hemiobol Lotus Mysia, Kyzikos. Circa 550-500 BC. AR Hemiobol. Lotus flower; tunny to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished. TextClick Here
Hurter 26 MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 460-400 BC. EL Stater (15.97 gm, 12h). Triton left, holding tunny in right hand; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse square, granulated. Hurter & Liewald, Neue Mnzentypen der Kyzikener Elektronprgung, SNR 81 (2002), 26 (same obverse die); otherwise unpublished. VF, light scratch in obverse field, well struck. TextClick Here
Hurter 28 MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 500-475 BC. EL Hemihekte (1.35 gm, 12h). Griffin's head left, tunny in its mouth / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Hurter & Liewald, Neue Mnztypen der Kyzikener Electronprgung, SNR 81 (2002), 28 (hekte); Rosen Collection (Mnzen & Medaillen 72, 6 October 1987), lot 176; otherwise unpublished. Good VF. TextClick Here
Pixodarus 10 Mysia, kyzikos. Circa 390-341/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Head of Kore Soteira left / Head of lion left; tunny fish below, cock to right. TextClick Here
Rosen 441 Kyzicus, Mysia, EL hekte. c475 BC, Griffin left, paw raised, curved wing, tuna below. / Quadripartite incuse square. TextObverseReverse
Rosen 515 Kyzicus, Mysia, AR hemiobol, (0.50g) 550-480 BC, Tunny head left. / Quadripartite incuse square. Rosen 515 (this coin). TextClick Here
Rosen 516 Kyzicus, Mysia, AR tetartemorion = 1/4 obol, (0.24g) 550-480 BC, Tunny head left. / Quadripartite incuse square. Rosen 516 (this coin). TextClick Here
Rosen 516cf Archaic Kyzikos AR Tritartemorion. Tunney fish left / Quartered square punch. TextClick Here
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Rosen 522 Kyzicus, Mysia, AR hemiobol, (0.36g) After 480 BC, Forepart of boar left, tunny upward behind. / Lion head roaring left, small facing panther head above. Rosen 522 (this coin). TextClick Here
Rosen 522var Kyzicus, Mysia, AR tetartemorion = 1/4 obol, (0.14g) After 480 BC, Forepart of boar left, tunny upward behind. / Lion head roaring left, small facing panther head above. TextClick Here
SGI 4900Mysia, Cyzicus Autonomous Provincial AE25. 2nd century AD. Diademed head of the city founder, Kyzikos, right / Two flaming torches entwined by serpents, flaming altar between. TextClick Here
SNGCop 49Mysia, Kyzikos. Circa 480-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.33 gm). Forepart of boar left; tunny fish upwards to right / Blank. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 49 (lion on reverse). TextClick Here
SNGCop 62Mysia, Cyzicus, AE 18, 4th Century BC. Head of Persephone Rx: Tripod, tunny below. TextObverseReverse
SNGCop 81Mysia, Cyzicus. AE23. 200-100BC, Bull butting right / Flaming torch. TextClick Here
SNGCop 92Mysia, Kyzikos. Anonymous issue. Time of Gallienus, 253-268 AD. 30mm. Diademed head of founder (or Genius of City) right / Two serpent-entwined torches flanking flaming altar. SNGvA 1250 TextClick Here
SNGCop 102Mysia, Kyzikos. Anonymous issue. 2nd-3rd Century AD. 18mm. Laureate draped bust of Kore Soteira right / Panther right, placing forepaw on vase. SNGvA1253. TextClick Here
SNGFr 404 Mysia, Kyzikos. Circa 390-341/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Head of Kore Soteira left / Head of lion left; tunny fish below, bee to right. Pixodarus 13. TextClick Here
SNGvA 1212 Mysia, Kyzikos. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte. Nike standing right on tunny, holding bull by its horns / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I -. TextClick Here
SNGvA 1249 Mysia, Cyzicus 25mm. Period of Roman Domination, mid 3rd Century AD. Diademed head of Cyzicus right; Q beneath / Athena standing left, holding Nike with wreath & spear. TextClick Here
SNGvA 1251v Mysia, Cyzicus 25mm. Period of Roman Domination, mid 3rd Century AD. Diademed head of Cyzicus right / Seven-line legend within wreath; APOLWNIDOU (magistrate). TextClick Here
SNGvA 7284 Mysia, Kyzikos. Ca. 550-450 BC. EL hekte (2.66 g). Youthful archaic head left, on medallion disk; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse punch. SNG von Aulock TextClick Here
SNGvA 7331 Mysia, Cyzicus AR Hemiobol. 5th Century BC. Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish behind neck / blank. TextObverseReverse
SNGvA 7332 Mysia, Cyzicus AR Hemiobol. 5th Century BC. Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish behind neck / lion's head left, jaws wide open. TextObverseReverse
Traite 2751 Mysia, Kyzikos. Ca. 500-450 B.C. EL Hekte. Lion walking left on tunny fish / mill sail quadripartite incuse. TextClick Here
Weber 5030 Mysia, Cyzicus, 480-450 BC, AR Hemiobol. Forepart of boar running left, upward tuna behind / Head of roaring lion left within incuse square. TextClick Here
Hekte Kyzicus, Mysia, EL plated hekte, (1.99g) c. 450 BC, Kneeling ram left, tunny fish left below. / Quadripartite incuse square. TextObverseReverse
Hemiobol Kyzicus, Ionia, AR hemiobol. Head of Attis left / forepart of bull right, KY before. TextObverseReverse
Sear #3840Lampsacus, Mysia, AR Hemidrachm. 390-330 BC. Janiform head / Helmeted head of Athena right, ivy leaf before.
Sear #3846Mysia, 480-450 BC, silver trihemiobol. Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish upwards. Head of roaring lion left, within incuse square.
Sear #3848Kyzicus, Mysia, AR Obol. Forepart of boar left, retrograde E on body / Lion head left, in incuse square.
Sear #3850Kysikus, Mysia, AR Hemiobol. 480-450 BC, Forepart of running boar left, tunny fish behind upward / Head of roaring lion left within incuse square.
Sear #3861Mysia, Kyzikos AE20. ca 4th-3rd Century BC. Head of Persephone right, wreathed wth corn / K-Y Z-I, tripod, tunny fish below, plectrum to right. BMC 136.
Sear #3866Mysia, Kyzikos. ca 2nd Century BC. 24mm. Bull butting right / KUZI-KHNWN, flaming torch. SNG Cop 79, BMC 161.
Sear #3867Mysia, Kyzikos. 2nd Century BC. 27mm. Head of Kore Soteira right, in wreath of oak / KUZI-KHNWN, tripod standing on flaming torch, wreath above; monograms left & right. BMC 165, SNGCop 83.

Caius And Lucius
- RPC 2246

Caius & Lucius Caesars AE14 of Cyzicus. Head of Gaius Caesar right / head of Lucius Caesar right. ImageImage

Britannicus
- RPC 2248

Britannicus, Antonia & Octavia AE12 of Mysia, Kyzikos. NEOV GEPMANIKOC K-Y, head of Britannicus right / AN OKTA, draped busts of Antonia & Octavia face to face. Image

Domitian
- RPC 880

Domitian and Domitia 21mm of Mysia, Kyzikos. AVT DOMI KAISAR SEB GEP,laureate head right / DOMITIA CEBACTH KYZIKHNWN, draped & diademed bust of Domitia left. Lindgren I A229A.Image

- RPC 886v

Domitian 20mm of Mysia, Kyzikos. DOMITIONOKAICAP CE GERMANIKOC, laureate head right / EPI DL AGNIOU CTPA KUZIKHNWN, Kyzikos (?) standing left, holding spear & resting arm on hip.Image

Faustina II
- AE25_biga

Faustina Jr AE25 of Cyzicus. FAVCTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right / KVZIKHNWN NEOKO, Diana, with veil billowing behind & holding two torches, driving biga of leaping horses right.Image

Commodus
- AE26_galley

Commodus AE26 ofi Mysia: Cyzicus. Laureate & draped bust right / KYZIKHNWN, galley proceeding to left.ImageImage

Severus Alexander
- SNG France 814

Severus Alexander 28mm of Cyzicus. Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / Demeter standing facing, head left, holding grain ears & poppy, & torch.Image

Maximus
- AE22_torch

Maximus AE22 of Mysia, Cyzicus. Bare head right / Lighted torch entwined by snake.Image

Gordian III
- AE24_Mionnet_426

Gordian III 24mm of Cyzicus, Mysia. Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Octastyle temple.Image

- SNG von Aulock 1283cf

Gordian III 28mm of Cyzicus, Mysia. Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / Seven-line legend within wreath; P AIL ARTEMIDWROU (magistrate).Image

Philip II
- AE24_galley

Philip II 24mm of Cyzicus. Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Galley advancing right with helmsman & five rowers.Image

Valerian I
- SNG France 858

Valerian I 27mm of Cyzicus. AVK LIK L VALEPIANOC, Laureate, draped, & cuirassed bust right / CTPACWCTPATWY (Magistrate) KYZIKEWN / NWN (retrograde).NEOKOP in ex. Burning altar between two serpent-entwined, burning torches.Image

Salonina
- BMC 287v

Salonina 23mm of Cyzicus, Mysia. Diademed and draped bust right set on crescent / Galley right. SNG France 891 var, SNG Copenhagen 143 var.Image
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Kyzikos
Search for Mysia, Kyzikos at CoinArchives.com
Entry for Mysia, Kyzikos on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Cyzicus in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Kyzikos at AsiaMinorCoins.com
Search for Cyzicus in the ANS Database
Search for Cyzicus in the RPC IV (Antonines) database at the Ashmolean Museum
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Search for Kyzikos at Incitatus Coins

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